• Xiaomi 14 SE is allegedly coming to India in June

    The Xiaomi 14, Xiaomi 14 Pro, and Xiaomi 14 Ultra will soon get a new sibling in the series if a new leak from a usually reliable source is to be believed. The fourth member of the family is said to be the Xiaomi 14 SE, a model which is expected to launch in India in June. It will be priced under INR 50,000 ($599 or €560 at the current exchange rates). Unfortunately, the source of this information hasn't revealed any of the phone's specs, so it's unclear exactly what you'll be getting for that...

  • Heatwaves in several parts of India: Why has April been hotter than usual?

    So far, April has been abnormally hot. In the first 26 days of the month, either a small pocket or a considerably large geographical area in India experienced heatwave conditions, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). While the southern peninsular and the southeastern coast areas have been the worst affected, the northern plains are yet to experience heatwave conditions this season. Here is a look at why April has been so hot, under what circumstances the IMD declares a...

  • Chinese Consumers Overtake India In Gold-Buying Frenzy

    "The Only Safe Asset" - Chinese Consumers Overtake India In Gold-Buying Frenzy Who could have seen this coming? ICYMI from Nov 2023, when gold was still 1900 Behind The Mysterious Explosion In Gold Prices: China's "Massive Accumulation Of Gold"https://t.co/6Yg2HPmMwf — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 28, 2024 In November 2023, with gold trading around $1900/oz, we highlighted the beginning of a precious metal buying-binge from China, noting that the prcie for physical gold had never...

  • Samsung Galaxy C55 launching in India as the Galaxy F55

    Samsung has revealed that it is launching the Galaxy F55 in India. A closer look at the device reveals this is just the Galaxy C55 that launched earlier this month in China but with a different name. The company did not reveal a date for when the phone will go on sale other than saying it will be “early next month”. However, it did mention that it will be available through online retailer Flipkart and Samsung's own website, suggesting it will be an online-only launch like the company's other...

  • India’s Billionaire Wealth is on Display as Nation Votes

    Indian corporate interests are counting on incumbent Modi winning another five years in office, “hoping for further easing of stifling investment restraints,” as per the Financial Times. This dismantling of regulations, which began a few decades before the BJP gained power, ushered in an erosion of India’s socialist infrastructure. Economists Subhashree Banerjee and Yash Tayal explained in the Deccan Herald, that India’s 1991 reforms ended up “liberalizing the Indian economy to an unprecedented...

  • Elon Musk arrives in China after deferring India visit

    The billionaire, who was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 22, had deferred the visit citing ‘very heavy Tesla obligations’.

  • India Grants Marine Insurance Approval for Russian Firms

    By Rakesh Sharma and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — India has granted marine insurance approval to four Russian firms, adding impetus to Moscow’s efforts to avoid the use of Western service providers.

  • India responds to Azerbaijani criticism over delivery of weapons to Armenia

    India has responded to Azerbaijani criticism over delivery of weapons to Armenia. “We have good relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan, but apart from that we have a policy to promote defense exports,” Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India Randhir Jaiswal told a daily briefing. Earlier, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said …

  • Sennheiser launches the MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 in India

    Sennheiser has launched its flagship noise-cancelling MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 earbuds in India. They are priced at INR 29,990 with an introductory pre-order price of INR 18,990, which ends on May 1. The MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 have a standard TWS design with the company's 7mm TrueResponse dynamic drivers. The earbuds support SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LC3 codecs. There's also support for Bluetooth Auracast broadcasts and LE Audio. The Sennheiser Smart Control app...

  • The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it

    The prime minister’s bigotry is who he is. Whether Hindu society can or wants to change is the big question that will be answered in these elections.

  • From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – podcast

    We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2020: For seven decades, India has been held together by its constitution, which promises equality to all. But Narendra Modi’s BJP is remaking the nation into one where some people count as more Indian than others. By Samanth Subramanian Continue reading

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    Chennai Super Kings' Matheesha Pathirana celebrates the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants in